Amenities, services, policies

Presidential apartments has a first floor terrace adjacent to the lobby with a firepit and seating areas.

The building also features a roof deck with stainless steel grills and seating areas.

Presidential apartments has a new 24-hour fitness center with cardio and weight equipment.

Garage parking is available on-site and there is bike storage in the garage. The building has on-site management and maintenance staff. Cats are welcome; dogs aren’t.

The location

Presidential Apartments is in the southern part of Evanston, a block south of the commercial strip along Main St. The building has good proximity to restaurants, coffee shops and public transportation.

There’s a new Walgreens on Chicago Ave, a block south of Presidential Apartments.

Main Street, a block north of Presidential Apartments, serves up a quirky mix of retailers ranging from resale shops to handmade chocolates. Downtown Evanston shops are about a mile from Presidential Apartments.

The upscale Westfield Old Orchard shopping center, anchored by Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Nordstrom, is accessible by a bus route that stops a block from the building.

Dining, nightlife, entertainment. Residents of Presidential Apartments have a variety of dining and drinking options nearby.

Starbucks and Brothers K coffee shops are a block north on Main St. Both venues have pleasant outdoor seating areas.

The Firehouse Grill, a few doors west on Chicago Ave, is the neighborhood go-to spot for burgers and a lot more.

Lucky Platter, a block north on Main St, draws a crowd for comfort food and a great weekend brunch. Siam Paragon, a local favorite for dine-in and takeout Thai food, and Lupita’s, a margarita mecca, are also nearby on Main St.

All of Evanston has relatively inconvenient access to Chicago’s airports and to I-90/94 and the expressway grid.

There’s an Enterprise CarShare location is just down the street from the building. The nearest Zipcar car-sharing location is several blocks from the building on Main St. Taxi service can be readily summoned to the building

The competition

There are quite a few apartment buildings in the immediate area.

Rentals are typically available in a number of nearby condo buildings, sometimes at lower rents than in the managed apartment buildings.